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"1460 Wall Mountables" at DC Arts Center Sunday, July 31

By John Anderson • July 29, 2011

Those pining for the return of Artomatic might not have to wait too long for their uncurated art fix. The District of Columbia Arts Center’s “1460 Wall Mountables” exhibit is similar to the massive, democratic art show, but much smaller: Dozens of artists paid $15 to reserve a 2-by-2 foot space for their artworks. Is all of the work great? Absolutely not. Still, a few pieces stand out. Steve Wanna’s “This Could Get Messy” is a motor stirring tempera powder; Fan Lab DC’s LED-illuminated cubes raise an eyebrow. So might Dan Tulk’s minimal sculptures of string, wood blocks, and twigs (pictured). There are other great drawings and paintings, but visitors may need to sift through ill-advised, Rauschenbergian pieces of junk (literally) to find them.

The exhibit is on view 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Wednesdays to Sundays to Aug. 28 at the DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. Free.

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N.M.
July 31, 2011
To me even worse than the things that are obviously bad are the mediocre pieces you see from the same DC "artists" at show after show in these unjuried pay-to-be-an-artist events. Obviously bad I can skip over quickly, but mediocre I end up staring at wondering how long it would have taken me to do that "art". I have little artistic talent, if any, and honestly when I see the construction paper and photo manipulation cut-outs formed into shapes, with no depth or originality, from the same woman (who shall remain nameless) over and over again, I get tempted to find a moderately talented 8 year old to do the same thing just so I can laugh at the absurdity. Then I realize I've wasted enough of my time...

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